The Broncos have planned a week of celebrations to mark Adam Reynolds’ 300th first-grade game, but the veteran halfback’s landmark NRL outing threatens to be overshadowed by Brisbane’s horror slide.
Brisbane Broncos bad boy Ezra Mam was rattled by a hostile crowd at Manly – if he does not learn to handle it it could ruin his winter or worse, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
After “betting the farm’’ on a team which has become the NRL’s greatest pretenders, Brisbane’s season from hell could soon expose a deeper issue which will have long-lasting implications.
Try as he might, there’s simply no hiding for Michael Maguire and his bumbling Broncos. PHIL ROTHFIELD reveals ‘Madge’s’ move to avoid TV cameras in Broncos’ Brookvale post-mortem.
With Ezra Mam’s nine-week NRL ban now served, the Brisbane Broncos have made a call on his return to the footy field.
Normally a snub from NRL headquarters is a burr on the saddle of local league fans. But the game’s decision not to entertain an expansion team in Queensland was lucky – and Magic Round was proof.
There can be one thing worse than a heavy penalty and that’s a light one. But if Ezra Mam is to shake the murky narrative trailing his every move, the Broncos must throw him into the fire.
The brutal reaction from fans at Suncorp Stadium shows the Broncos are facing serious issues with star playmaker Ezra Mam.
Brisbane’s premiership credentials are under the microscope after their Magic Round pummelling to the Panthers, a loss in which coach Michael Maguire admitted he was guilty of costly coaching-box blunders.
Michael Maguire faces one of the most critical calls of his Broncos tenure — whether to bring back under-fire star Ezra Mam to his round 10 side, a move which has the support of Brisbane’s biggest stars.
The Broncos are great frontrunners. But their loss against the Panthers showed – once again – that they fall apart under pressure, writes ROBERT CRADDOCK.
The reigning premiers looked like the Panthers of old after a commanding victory over the Broncos, who have some soul-searching to do.
With Adam Reynolds laughing off suggestions that he would take a pay cut to stay at the Broncos, Brisbane chiefs know they need to make deep cuts elsewhere – these are the names on the chopping block.
Pat Carrigan admits the pain of Brisbane’s shocking 2023 grand final collapse drives him, saying he and several Broncos stars won’t be satisfied until they break the club’s long premiership drought.
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